Irish word

bhíodh

past habitual analytic of bí

verbmasculine/vʲiːx/

bhíodh means “past habitual analytic of bí” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /vʲiːx/.

Mutation forms

Bhíodh ocras i chuile theach an uair sin.

There was hunger in every house at that time.

Bhíodh sé i gcónaí ar thús cadhnaíochta nuair a bhíodh cruinniú ar siúl.

He always took the lead when there was a meeting.

Bhíodh siad faoi bhagairt an bháis go minic.

They would often be in mortal danger.

Sháraigh sé cuid mhaith de na fadhbanna seachadta agus rochtana a bhíodh ina gcrá croí ag iriseoirí le fada.

It overcame a lot of the distribution and access problems that had been bothering journalists for a long time.

Bhíodh raon fairsing ábhair faoi chaibidil iontu agus tuairimí á nochtadh faoi achan rud faoin spéir.

They [ie. blogs] were dealing with a wide range of topics and giving opinions on everything under the sun.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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